The Building Blocks of the Homestead Act of 1862

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The Homestead Act of 1862 revolutionized U.S. management of public lands. Yet many laws needed to come before it to transfer 270 million acres from the public domain to homesteaders. Learn about how the Homestead Act intersected with debates on slavery and Native lands. The legislative building blocks of the Homestead Act include: The Land Ordinance of 1785, The Louisiana Purchase of 1803, Indian Removal Act of 1830, Indian Appropriations Act of 1851, and The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

Duration

3 minutes, 1 second

Date Created

09/11/2022

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